Open Side Planers
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Open Side Planers
Open Side Planers - An open side planer bas only one vertical (side) housing to which the cross rail is mounted. The open side permits the machining of wide workpieces. Thus, open side planers are used primarily for machining parts which exceed the normal width limitations of double housing planers.
In
most
cases,
open
sided
planers
offer
the
added
advantage
of
simplifying
work
set
up
as
well
as
permitting
wide
work
pieces
to
overhang
beyond
the
edge
of
the
table.
Most
planers
have
one
flat
and
one
double
V
way
which
allows
for
unequal
bed
and
platen
expansions.
Adjustable dogs at the side of the bed control the stroke length of the platen.
Only three tool heads are used on this type of planer.
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